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Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.144407
Element CodePDSOL06010
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
IUCNLeast concern
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderSolanales
FamilySolanaceae
GenusCapsicum
Other Common Namescayenne pepper (EN)
Concept ReferenceKartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Taxonomic CommentsFor North America and the U.S. Caribbean, Kartesz (1999) recognizes two varieties of Capsicum annuum, with var. annuum present in this range only as an exotic, and var. glabriusculum present as a native (although an exotic in portions of its range). Two other varieties have sometimes been recognized: var. aviculare is included by Kartesz in his var. glabriusculum, and var. frutescens is included by him in his var. annuum. LEM 17Jan00.